Period4Listeningandvocabulary;PronunciationandSpeakingTeachingcontents:ListeningandpronunciationTeachingimportantpoints:trainlisteningandspeakingabilities.Teachingdifficultpoints:Howtousethesentencepatternsincommunication.Teachingmethods：explaining,practicingandlisteningTeachingprocedures：Step1Haveadictationofthewordsandusefulexpressionslearntinthetext.current,latitude,furniture,bury,feather,fur,occur,tropical,equator,rotating,violent,wave,strike,cemetery,coffin.Step2ReadthepassageatActivity1,Page25,thenfillthemapandexplaintheprocessoferuption.Step3ListenandanswerthefollowingquestionsatActivity4,Page25.Answers:1InthecenterofPlymouth,capitalofMonserra2AreporterandFrankSavage,Governoroftheisland.3No,itisn’t.4About6,000.5None.6Theydon’tknow.Step4Listentothetapeandfilltheblank.Reporter:I’mstandinginthecenterofPlymouth,thecapitalofMontserrat,wherejustoneweekago,a_______________tookplace.WithmeisFrankSavage,the_________oftheisland.MrSavage,thankyoufortalkingtous.Savage:You’rewelcome.Reporter:Whatexactly_________lastweek?Savage:Well,thevolcano________,and____and_____poureddownthemountaintowardsthesea.___________,thereareseveralvillagesinitspath.Reporter:That’s_________.Wasanybodyhurt?Savage:No._________,wehadplentyof________andItoldpeoplewholivedinthepathoftheashandlavatoleavetheisland.We______gethalfthepopulationtoanotherislandbeforetheeruptiontookplace.’Reporter:Whyareyoustillhere?Savage:Well,I’mstillworkingbecausethere’salottodo.Reporter:Howmanypeopleliveontheisland?Savage:Eleventhousandpeoplelivehereandaboutsixthousandpeoplehaveleft.Reporter:Whichareasarethemost__________?Savage:Well,themostdangerousplacesarebetweenthe______andthesea.Therearealotofvillagesthere.Anditwasverydangerous._________,hundredsofhouses________whenthelavareachedthem.Reporter:Oh,I’mverysorrytohearthat.Savage:_____________,noonewaskilled.Reporter:Arethehousesstill____________?Savage:No.Fortunately,we_____allthefires_____quitequickly.Reporter:That’sverygoodnews.Well,it’sabeautifulsunnydayhereinPlymouth.Doesthismeanthatthedanger________?Savage:No!Thevolcanocoulderuptagain!Peoplemustunderstandthatitisstillverydangerousandtheycan’t________totheirhouses.Reporter:OK-Sothat’sthemessagefromthegovernor_______________.Whenwillpeoplebeabletoreturnhome?Savage:Wedon’tknowatthemoment.____________,itwon’tbetoolong.Reporter:Thankyouforyourtime,MrSavage.Savage:Thankyou.Step5PronunciationListenandunderlinethewordswhichthespeakerstresses.Thesekeywordscontainthemainideas.
